Grain-shoveling machine



(No Model.)

J. H. HEA-THBRINGTON. GRAIN SHOVELING ISLIACHIlE.l

No. 516.7215 Patented MarfZOi 1894.4'

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. HEATHERINGTON, OF SHEL'I'ON, NEBRASKA.

GRAIN-SHOVELING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 516,721, dated March20, 1894.

Application filed May 10,1893.

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. HEATHEEING- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at all parts of a car or vessel as it is receivedv froman elevator spout or other source of supply; and it has for its generalobject to provide such a device of a simple, compact and efficientconstruction and one which may be readily secured and convenientlyoperated in the interior of a car or the hold of a vessel.

Another object of the invention is to pro- Vide a distributing-ortrimming device embodying such a construction that the direction ofmovement of the shovel may be changed and the throw of the sameregulated when desired.

Other objects and advantages will be fully understood from the followingdescription and claims when taken in connection with the annexeddrawing, in which the figure is a perspective View illustrating myimproved device in an operative position within a car.

In the said drawing, the letter A, indicates a railway car having a dooropening as p, and a low door or guard as q; and ,indicates the bodybar'of my improved device. This bar o', may be formed from wood, and itis provided at its outer end with a xedly connected clamp plate j, whichis designed to restupon one side of the door or guard q, and serve inconjunction with a movable plate j', to connect the bar to said door.The plates j, j', have their ends bent upwardly as shown and they areprovided in these bent portions with threaded apertures for thereception of the screws la, through the medium of which they are clampedupon the door.

B, indicates a metal bar which is fixedly connected to the bar c',adjacent to the outer end thereof and is disposed at right angles tosaid bar as shown. This bar B, has its ends bent upwardly as indicatedby c, c', andit sena No. 473,741. N0 model.)

terminates 'in the lateral arms r, r', which preferably have their endsreduced as shown for a purpose presently set forth. The bar B, isconnected with the clamp plate j, by the brace bars Z, and it isprovided with the legs m, which are preferably detachable in order thatthe device may be packed in a small space when desired.

C, indicates braces which are preferably connected to the bar B,in adetachable manner and are designed to engage the upper corners of thedoor opening p, so as to securely hold thev device in position. Thesebraces O, are made in two sections e, e', and these sections have theircontiguous ends threaded for the engagement of an interiorly threadedunion f, whereby it will be seen that the braces may be lengthened andshortened when desired to suit them to various conditions.

In addition to the securing and bracing' devices described,'I prefer toprovide my improved device with a brace as D, which is hinged orotherwise flexibly connected to the bar o', and is designed to engagethe roof of the car or the deck of a vessel. This brace D, like thebraces C, comprises two sections g, g', which are threaded and connectedby a union f, whereby the brace 'may be length-l ened and shortened whendesired.

b, indicates a rotary shaft which is journaled in suitable bearings h,h', and which may be rotated by any approved motor connected-in anysuitable manner. This shaft b, is provided at its inner end with afcrankb', which takes loosely through the box 0, upon the handle or', of theshovel or, and is secured by a cotter pin or in any other approvedmanner.

The shovel c, is preferably7 of the proportional size illustrated andits handle a', is provided adjacent to its free end with a block n, forthe engagement of one end of the link d, which is providedl at itsopposite end with a sleeve or collar z, designed to receive the arms r',r', of the bar B, as shown. construction it will be seen that when theshaft b, is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow the shovelc, will be caused to oscillate and move the grain or other material inthe direction of the arrow y.

By this In order that the throw of the shovel c, may be increased ordiminished when desired, I contemplate providing the block fn, with aseries of apertures as n', arranged a suitable distance apart. By reasonof this provision, it will be seen that the link d, may be fixed atvarious distances from the box o, for the purpose stated.

IVhen it is desired to move the grain in a direction opposite to thatindicated by the arrow fy, it is simply necessary to reverse the shovelon the crank b', and mount the sleeve or collar e, of the link d, uponthe arm r', of the bar B.

It will be noticed from the foregoing description and the drawing thatmy improved distributing or trimming device is very simple inconstruction and effective in operation, and it will also be noticedthat the device may be mounted and operated with equal facility in a caror in the hold of a vessel or other place.

I have endeavored in the foregoing specification to impart a full andclear understanding of my improved device by specilically describing theconstruction and relative arrangement of the several parts, but I do notdesire to be understood as confining myself to such specificconstruction and arrangement, as such changes may be made in practice asfairly fall within the scope of my invention.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim is I. In a device fortrimming or distributing grain, the combination of a rotary crank shaft,a shovel mounted on the crank of said shaft and having ahandle, abearing as n, mounted on the handle of the shovel and having a series ofapertures arranged at intervals apart and a link adapted to engage theapertures of the bearing n, at one end and connected at its opposite endto a stationary support, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device for trimming or distributing grain and the like, thecombination with a suitable support and bearings as r, lr', disposed onopposite sides of the support; of a crank shaft journaled on thesupport, a shovel mounted on the crank of said shaft and having a handleand alink connected at one end t-o the handle and adapted to beconnected to either of said bearings r, fr', substantially as specified.

3. A device for trimming or distributing grain comprising a body bar, aclamp plate connected to the body bar and having threaded apertures, asecond clamp plate having threaded apertures,screws taking through thethreaded apertures of the clamp plates, and connecting the same, a baras B, connected to the body bar and disposed at right angles thereto,legs as m, connected to the bar B, braces C, connected to the bar B, andconsisting of two threaded sections and a union connecting the same, abrace as D, hinged or flexibly connected to the body bar and consistingof two sections and a union connecting the same, a rotary crank shaftmounted on the body bar, a shovel mounted on the crank of said shaft,and havinga handle, and a link connected to the handle of the shovel andto a stationary support substantially as specified.

4c. In a device for trimming ordistributing grain, the combination witha body, and a bar as B, disposed at right angles to the body and havinglateral arms disposed on opposite sides of the body; of a crank shaftjournaled on the body, a shovel mounted on the crank of said shaft andhavingahandlc, and a link connected to the handle of the shovel andhaving a sleeve or collar to receive the arms of the bar B,substantially as specified.

5. In a device for trimming or distributing grain, the combination withthe body bar, the bar B, connected to the body bar and disposed at rightangles thereto and having the lateral arms r, r', arranged in a planeabove the body bar and on opposite sides thereof, and a rotary crankshaft journaled. on the body bar; of a shovel mounted on the crank ofthe Y crank shaft and having a handle, and a link connected at one endto the handle and having a sleeve or collar at its opposite end toreceive the arms of the bar B, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. HEATHERINGTON. Witnesses:

J. M. HARMAN, I-I. A. HULL.

